Historical Events In June - 19

1923  "Moon Mullins," Comic Strip, debuts on June - 19.   

1924  Paavo Nurmi runs world record 1500m (3:52.6) on June - 19.   

1926  On June - 19 deFord Bailey is 1st black to perform on Nashville's Grand Ole Opry   

1928  On June - 19 amelia Erhart flies across the Atlantic Ocean, the first woman to do so in a 21-hour flight to Wales.   

1930  C Jackson &H E Wood discovers asteroid #1595 Tanga on this day in history.   

1931  The first photoelectric cell installed commercially West Haven Ct on June - 19.   

1931  1st photoelectric cell installed commercially West Haven Ct on this day in history.   

1932  On this day in history hailstones kill 200 in Hunan Province, China PR   

1932  On June - 19 1st concert given in SF's Stern Grove   

1932  On June - 19 solomon Tshkisho Platje, South African writer, dies   

1933  On June - 19 austrian government-Dollfuss bans nazi-organizations   

1934  On June - 19 federal Communications Commission (FCC) created   

1936  Dutch Premier Colijn denies relation with German call-girl on June - 19.   

1936  On June - 19 john Sharpe, cricketer (1-eyed fast bowler for England 1891-92), dies   

1937  On June - 19 franco-troops conquer Bilbao Basques   

1937  On June - 19 james M Barrie, Scottish writer (Dear Brutus/Peter Pan), dies   

1938  On June - 19 "Olympian Flyer" express train crashes in Montana, killing 47   

1938  On this day in history italy beats Hungary 4-1 in soccer's 3rd World Cup at Paris   

1939  Grace Abbott, social worker (US Children Bureau), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

1940  On this day in history "Brenda Starr," first cartoon strip by a woman, appears in Chicago   

1940  On June - 19 hMS ORPHEUS, sunk north of Tobruk, eastern Libya by Italian destroyer "Turbine".   

1940  "Brenda Starr," 1st cartoon strip by a woman, appears in Chicago on this day in history.   

1940  Maurice Jaubert, composer, dies at 40 on June - 19.   

1941  Cheerios Cereal invents an O-shaped cereal on June - 19.   

1942  Paul Waner, is 7th to get 3,000 baseball hits on June - 19.   

1943  "Shiek Of Arahy" Spike Jones & City Slickers peaks at #19 on June - 19.   

1944  On June - 19 two day Battle of Philippines Sea begins   

1944  On this day in history bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies   

1946  On this day in history on television for the first time a sports spectacular-Joe Louis vs Billy Conn   

1946  1st TV sports/boxing spectacular-Joe Louis KOs Billy Conn on June - 19.   

1947  On June - 19 the birth of Salman Rushdie, British novelist   

1947  On June - 19 the first plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1004 kph)-Albert Boyd, Muroc Ca   

1947  1st plane (F-80) to exceed 600 mph (1004 kph)-Albert Boyd, Muroc Ca on this day in history.   

1947  Willem H Fly, typographer/co-founder (SDAP), dies at 84 on June - 19.   

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1301  Prince Morikuni, Japanese shogun (d. 1333) was born on this day in history.   

1507  On June - 19 birth of annibale Caro, Italian poet (d. 1566)   

1566  On June - 19 birth of james I Stuart, king of Scotland (James VI)/England (1567/1603-25)   

1595  On this day in history birth of wladyslaw IV Vasa, king of Poland (1632-48)   

1606  James Hamilton, 1st Duke of Hamilton, Scottish statesman (d. 1649) was born on June - 19.   

1608  On June - 19 birth of thomas Fuller, England, literary (History of the Holy War)   

1613  On this day in history birth of christian de Placker, composer   

1623  Blaise Pascal, mathematician/physicist/religious writer (Pascal) was born on June - 19.   

1113  On this day in history odo/Odardus van Kamerijk, French writer/bishop of Kamerijk, dies   

1312  Death of Piers Gaveston, earl of Cornwall, beheaded on June - 19.   

1341  Juliana van Falconieri, Italian saint/Swedish tenor, dies on this day in history.   

1542  Death of Leo Jud[ae], Swiss pastor/church reformer on June - 19.   

1545  On this day in history death of abraomas Kulvietis Lithuanian reformer (b. 1509)   

1554  On June - 19 sixt[us] Birck [Xystus Betulius], German writer (Judith), dies at 53   

1584  Death of François, Duke of Anjou (b. 1555) on June - 19.   

1608  Death of Alberico Gentili, Italian jurist (b. 1551) on this day in history.